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Aim: We aimed to identify the number of ECT sessions required to yield response and gender differences in the number of sessions across various diagnostic categories. Setting and Design: A record-based study from a teaching cum tertiary care hospital in South India. Subjects and Methods: Case records of patients who received modified ECT from January 2011 to January 2016 were reviewed. The sociodemographic details and ECT-related data were collected. Psychiatric diagnoses were ascertained as per the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision criteria. Statistical Analysis Used: Kruskal\u2013Wallis test and Mann\u2013Whitney U-test. Results: Among 148 patients, 82 (55.4%) had mood disorder (bipolar disorder and recurrent depressive disorder), 43 (29.1%) had schizophrenia, and 22 (14.9%) had other acute and transient psychotic disorders (ATPDs). Patients with mood disorders, schizophrenia, and other ATPD received 7.3 (\u00b1 3.8), 9.7 (\u00b1 6.1), and 5.4 (\u00b1 2.0) ECT sessions, respectively, to achieve response. There was no gender difference in the number of sessions received. Conclusion: Our findings show that number of ECT sessions required to yield response may be disorder-specific. Gender does not influence the ECT dose requirement. Variations in ECT parameters across settings may limit the generalizability of results.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4103\/jnrp.jnrp_482_16","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,6,13]],"date-time":"2017-06-13T14:36:03Z","timestamp":1497364563000},"page":"427-430","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Does Gender Influence Electroconvulsive Therapy Sessions Required across Psychiatric Diagnoses? 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